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+/******************************************************************************
+ * Product: Adempiere ERP & CRM Smart Business Solution                       *
+ * Copyright (C) 1999-2006 ComPiere, Inc. All Rights Reserved.                *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it    *
+ * under the terms version 2 of the GNU General Public License as published   *
+ * by the Free Software Foundation. This program is distributed in the hope   *
+ * that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied *
+ * warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.           *
+ * See the GNU General Public License for more details.                       *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along    *
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,    *
+ * 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.                     *
+ * For the text or an alternative of this public license, you may reach us    *
+ * ComPiere, Inc., 2620 Augustine Dr. #245, Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA        *
+ * or via info@compiere.org or http://www.compiere.org/license.html           *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+package org.compiere.util;
+
+/**
+ * This RuntimeException is used to pass SQLException up the chain of calling
+ * methods to determine what to do where needed.
+ * 
+ * @author Teo Sarca, SC ARHIPAC SERVICE SRL
+ *
+ * @deprecated This class was moved to {@link org.adempiere.exceptions.DBException}
+ * 				and will be removed in future. 
+ */
+@Deprecated
+public class DBException extends org.adempiere.exceptions.DBException {
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+	public DBException(Exception e) {
+		super(e);
+	}
+
+	public DBException(String msg) {
+		super(msg);
+	}
+
+}